Nintendo has long said that Art Academy Wii U (full version, not SketchPad) would be coming this year. Sadly, it looks like this is no longer the case.
A listing on Nintendo’s North American website now lists a vague “2015” release date. You may also recall that the title was also absent from the most recent Nintendo Direct.
Gamasutra has published a huge interview with Damon Baker and David Warden from Nintendo to talk about the company’s indie program. We’ve pulled out some of the responses below. For the full discussion, check out the full interview here.
Activision and developer Heavy Iron Studios were once working on Family Guy: Back To The Multiverse for both Wii and 3DS. These two versions would have been very different, as they would have featured an isometric perspective.
Unseen 64 shares the following information:
SmileBasic, which sometimes goes by the name Petit Computer 3, has finally been dated for Japan. The programming application will be available on November 19 for 1,000 yen. New screenshots can be found above.
This week’s Nintendo downloads are as follows:
Wii U
Tengami – €7.99/£6.99
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (from Nov. 14) – €49.99/£44.99
Paper Monsters Recut – €6.49/£5.49
Meine Ersten Mitsing-Lieder – €9.99
Flowerworks HD: Follie’s Adventure – Free, Demo
Wii U VC
Castlevania Dracula X (SNES) – €7.99/£5.49
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA) – €6.99/£6.29
3DS
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (from Nov. 14) – €39.99/£39.99
Top Model 3D – €29.99/£24.99
Picross e5 – €5.00/£4.50
Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger 2 – €4.99/£4.49
Fishdom – €4.99/£4.49
AiRace Xeno – Free, Demo
3DS VC
Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (NES) – €4.99/£4.49
3DS Themes
Polka Dots (Yellow & Blue) – €0.99/£0.89
Dots & Stripes (Pink & Green) – €0.99/£0.89
Stars (Purple & Yellow) – €0.99/£0.89
Gingham (Aqua Blue) – €0.99/£0.89
Stripes (Pink & White Diagonal) – €0.99/£0.89
3DS special offers
AiRace Xeno – €1.69/£1.59 (Ends December 11)
VAN HELSING SNIPER ZX100 – €2.99/£2.99 (Ends November 26)
Johnny Hotshot – €4.19/£3.77 (Ends January 8)
Balloon Pop Remix – €5.59/£4.99 (Ends January 8)
Johnny Kung Fu – €4.19/£3.77 (Ends January 8)
Samurai Sword Destiny – €4.19/£3.77 (Ends January 8)
Zombie Slayer Diox – €4.19/£3.77 (Ends January 8)
AiRace Speed – €3.49/£3.10 (Permanent)
Last week we detailed some information on the incredibly in depth Final Fantasy Explorers lite version, the demo for the eShop that will be released some time before the full game. More information surfaced today that much like the Bravely Default demo, things from the demo such as battle items, abilities, gil and crystal points will be inherited by characters in the final release. At the moment this only applies to the Japanese version but we suspect this will find it’s way west as we get closer to that release.
